XXII Latin American Poultry Congress 2011

Gumboro disease is one of the major diseases of chickens and is present in most of the chicken producing countries. Infection can seldom be avoided, mostly due to the high resistance of its causative agent in ...

This article reports the occurrence of an infectious bursal disease (IBD) outbreak in layer pullets with 8 weeks of age, 4 days after vaccination with an attenuated low-passage virus vaccine. Clinical signs we...

A 2 x 2 x 2 factorial study was carried out with the aim of evaluating the effects of feeding different hatchling supplements (HS) on live performance, and carcass yield of broiler chickens up to 42 days. One ...

The review provides an update on the diagnosis and control of two major bacterial diseases of poultry – fowl cholera and infectious coryza. For both diseases, there are now rapid, molecular based diagnos...

The hatch window is considered a management tool in modern commercial hatcheries. This paper will discuss the definition of the hatch window and why it is considered important to manage. The embryo and incubat...

For more than twenty years, public health authorities have reported the transmission of Salmonella Enteritidis to consumers of internally contaminated eggs produced by infected hens. Egg contamination is both ...

Decreased age to market of commercial poultry increased the importance of the incubation period. Information about development, physiology and metabolism of poultry embryos towards hatch is still very limited....

Brooding management during the first days after hatch influences the final field performance of the flock. The influence of genetic selection on this key period will be discussed. Development of organs crucial...

Aflatoxin contamination of grains is a widespread problem in many regions of the world. Aflatoxins have a major negative impact on poultry production. Some feed additives have the ability to bind aflatoxins th...

Improvements in chickens related to broiler breeder production, efficiency of broiler growth, environmental improvements and enhanced poultry wellbeing are helping to promote a sustainable future for the world...